New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-01
UNION VETERANS FOR COLONEL BAIRD.
MANY KOU7ING KLFIhIlrNN NEtIING- r. BKOOk-
IVY

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meeting Of war veterans was held at No. 81 Fulton
ST. Brooklyn. last c,cun. take step, support at
the pools mon who say service tho The call was
signed by Benjamin f. Tracy. 4 g. Tate. f. - Fowler,
James Mcfcrr Rolncy G. ward Joseph l. Fo.lctt
stewart |. wool;ord lIcnry Il. Davis b. Il Cer"in
james Tanner. II " Knight Noah Tcb5c.ts ami others
Part 81 II read thus
For the important and responsible Office Of Mavor OF the
CIV OF BrooNy9 "a" only man nominate on whom We IA
New YORK Volunteers, whose dIring Tho
,i"i' De ,e Ha.e H ia % , 1 ~
Aldermen 90" cAr- DIS with AL -, ions
for - T.. No. - OF ' MaJoT .0 al "
About 100 veterans woro present and the following
officers were chosen President Joseph W Kay. secre
tary, Joseph Reid; treasurer. General McIccr. 1t
was decided to hold mass meeting,
probably In Everett Hal on Thursday evening.
An enthusiastic Republican meeting held last
ght 10 kuickcrbocker Hall. in Cymer s.; bedford
ave spscchc, were made boy William II. Williams, A. &.
Ncboutd John ok,y ,-, john ami other. col
our Baird got hearty reception p;hcr largely attend
ci meeting, held at 10. 81 Floyd, and at No.
35~ Bedford ave. and 40. ~ Central ave
1sRight the Eepuhliran League viii give "a reception
tecanlllates At Va. 81 tuon.st, and nassmectins~
viii he hold IN tho AthrnrurD ~ Cinton.st and Allan
tie ave- aui IN the Palace Hall, at Nos 81 and -
GIands ST.
"PERsoyAL LIBERTY Is GENERAL LICENSE"
1t la, been well said that the Christian sabbath and
the sunday di,tnct and different, said tho
Kew. Df. H. j. NAulDl kr, j., IN sermon on SUNDAY
The Church has right to impose her beliefs to
force her requirements upon the people 1t large she
may endcayor persuade thom that their duty and
that Will ia Tor their advantage 10 observe the first day
Of the week Ia purely religious manner she may in
sist that her members shall follow hor instructions
but beyond this the Church not 60 The state how
ever has right say that sunday shall hc observed by
all is czsns day OF abstinence from their ordinary
avoc.ons and abors. day OF general rest and quiet
hess And In saying this the state IS Justified first, by
the desire To promote tho general moral and physical
welfare Of the people and second, by the purpose ~ pro
tcct the Institutions OF religion.
II would be idle to deny that the enacton otaws re
atug to tho rst day OF week the American state
day BY tho majority OF Christians, something OF
the greatest public value and has opposed anything
which would 10 likely to nlure IT, In fact The Christian
sabbath Is contained III the American sunday Ike the
pearl In the oyster The Personal Liberty party have
destroy the oyster II they succeed will DO
hard 10 save the pearl
The claim that half OF the day shall be given up tho
saloon keepers the least useful and most dangerous
class in community oil the story OF tho
who were Joint owners OF sheep. When they
qunrreed tho who owned the lattsr half demanded
tho privilege Of killing his portion His partner objected
which too obvious to require statement
Tho Of The day OF In and giving
part egiou and the other to whl,kry. simply
the destruction of H. Personal Liberty" IL pretty
has order Of the city, nothing OF the protection
Christianity, at heart Il bound TO speak and work
and against this party and all who yield 10 It's
dctatlon.